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Stephen Wilhite invented the GIF in 1987 and was very clear about how it should be pronounced.

Steve Wilhite, the creator of the GIF, died at age 74 due to complications from COVID-19.

In 2013, Wilhite settled the debate over the pronunciation of "GIF," which is actually pronounced like the peanut butter brand "Jif."

The man who created the GIF long before it became a staple of social media has died. And as he once pointed out, a lot of people say GIF wrong.

Stephen Wilhite, the creator of the GIF image format, died last week at the age of 74. He passed away after contracting COVID-19 and his funeral was subsequently held on Tuesday this week.

Wilhite was a key part of developing the Graphics Interchange Format, or GIF, while working for U.S. online service provider CompuServe in the 1980s.

In 2013, Wilhite settled the debate over the pronunciation of "GIF," which is actually pronounced like the peanut butter brand "Jif."

The man who created the GIF long before it became a staple of social media has died. And as he once pointed out, a lot of people say GIF wrong.

The man who created the GIF long before it became a staple of social media has died. And as he once pointed out, a lot of people say GIF wrong.

In 2013, Wilhite settled the debate over the pronunciation of "GIF," which is actually pronounced like the peanut butter brand "Jif."